Reforming the Scottish Law of homicide: lessons from the Draft Criminal Code for Scotland

Pamela Ferguson

Reforming the Scottish Law of homicide: lessons from the Draft Criminal Code for Scotland

Pamela Ferguson

Dundee Law School

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Abstract

Describes and critiques the Scottish Law Commission’s Discussion Paper on
reforming the law of homicide. Proposes reforms.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	176-199
Number of pages	24
Journal	Criminal Law Review
Issue number	3
Early online date	31 Mar 2023
Publication status	Published - Mar 2023

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Scottish Law Commission
Culpable homicide
Diminished responsibility
Discussion documents
Murder

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Reforming the Scottish Law of homicide: lessons from the Draft Criminal Code for Scotland

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